Clothes hanger



April 29, 1952 J. R. MCKINNEY CLOTHES HANGER 2 SHEETS-SI-IEET 1 FiledAug. 31, 1946 April 29, 1952 J. R. M KINNEY 2,594,966

CLOTHES HANGER Filed Aug. 51, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Fla. 3

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MAW/9917M BY%%% Patented Apr. 29, 1952 UNITED STATES PAT E NT OFF ICE W2,594,965 oLo'rHEs HANGER James R. McKinney, Cleveland, Ohio ApplicationAugusta, 1946, Serial No. 694,263

My invention pertains toaclothes hanger, and more particularlyto aclotheshanger which is specially adapted to .hold trousers.

An object of myiinvention is to provide clothes.

hanger for suspending trousers from their belt loops.

Another object of my invention isto provide a.

hangerfor suspendinga pair of trousers. without folding themhorizontally.

Stillanother object of my invention-is to pro.-

vide a new and novel; hanger for trousers where.-.

specification and the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is an isometricview of one form of my invention,

Figure 2 is an isometric view of another form of my invention,particularly adapted for use with plastic materials, and v Figure 3is apartially brokenaway. isometric view of another form ofmy'invention.

My'in'vention, it its preferred form, isshown in Figure 1 wherein thereference-character- Ill indicates the usual form of wire coator'olothes hanger. Asis well known, the customary manner of utilizingsuch a hanger is to-fold a pairof trousers longitudinally along the legcreases-and thento fold'the trousers horizontally in two just above theknee portion and to slip one half of the trousers through the loopformed by the hanger. It is well known by men unless the weight of thetrousers is about equally distributed on opposite sides of thehorizontal supporting bar II that the trousers are apt to slip off ofthe hanger. Also, unless the weight of the trousers is substantiallycentered at a point along the supporting rod H directly underneath thehook 12, the hanger will hang crookedly from a support and the trouserswill be apt to slide sideways until they hit one or the other of theupwardly bent portions [3, M. This leads to unsightly wrinkles in thetrousers. A further disadvantage of the ordinary hanger is that coins,keys, etc. are apt to fall out of the trouser pockets while the trousersare being folded horizontally and placed on the hanger.

By my invention I do away with folding a pair of trousers horizontally,slipping half of it through the loop formed by the hanger, and adjustingthe weight of the trousers on the supporting rod ll so that the trousersdo not slip off of the hanger or slip sideways into the upwardly bentportions l3, l4.

2 Claims. (01123 -85) 2 I provide a plurality of horizontally-extendingarms, preferably four in number, 20, 2 I, 22-, and-23connectedtothehorizontal supporting rod H of the hanger l0, 'andeach armis 'adapted'to extend are commonly connected to trousers. The endportion of each of the four arms is bent slightly upwardly in order toprevent the loops from inadvertentlysliding ofi of the arms.Preferablythe fouriarms 20, 21,22 and 2-3, are connected to thehorizontal 'rod ll of the hanger in one spotwelding'operation. Thismay-be done by shaping the arms as shown in Figure 1 with each two armsbeing formed of a single length of wire 26, 21 of about thesame sizeandstrength as the wire from which the hlorizontalrod l l is made, andby'positioning-the three lengths of wire 26, ll, 2-! toetherside-by-side in a jig which holds them tightly together as they are spotwelding at two or more points, for example at points indicated byreference characters 30, 31, 32. When two lengths qfwireZfi, 21areconnected to the hanger it is preferable, to have each length of,wire" to one side of the plane of the hanger In. This facilitatesextending the, arms through the trouser beltloopsand when'th trousersare hung they are in a position where the, belt loops hang straight,thereby preventing the wrinkling of the -1 I have found thata .much moresatisfactory product is provided when the wires 26 and 21 are secured tothe horizontal supporting rod ll substantially at the center of thehanger rather than at one end or the other as the trousers are much lessapt to slide oif of the hanger, and thinner wire material may be usedwithout undue bending or sagging. Also, if the hanger should tip, as isapt to occur in carrying it, some of the trouser loops may slip furtheronto the hanger as the others slide off of it and the trousers will notfall to the ground. I have also found that the length of the wires 26,21 which is secured to the supporting rod II should be approximatelyone-third or one-quarter of the total length thereof. This Stiffens thehorizontal rod ll of the hanger l0 considerably, and prevents the endsof the arms 20, 2 l, 22 and 23 from bending downwardly under the weightof the trousers.

Figure 2 is an isometric view of a hanger embodying my invention andwhich is made of plastic material instead of wire. Because the plasticarms 35, 36, 31, and 38 are considerably thicker and consequentlystiffer than the corresponding wire arms it is not necessary that theyjoin the supporting rod 39 over any considerable portion of theirlength. As will be seen from the drawing the plastic arms are thicker atthe center than at the ends, thereby providing strength and stiffnesswithout too much weight. It is also desirable to have the ends of thearms 35, 36, 31, and 38 taper to a small size so that they can readilybe inserted in the trouser loops. A notch 40 is provided near the end ofeach arm to prevent the trouser belt loops from sliding off of the arms.Preferably the hanger shown in Figure 2 is made in one piece althoughthis is not necessary as the hanger portion may be formed in oneoperation and the two arm pieces formed in separate operations afterwhich the three pieces can be cemented together in one simple operation.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view showing the supporting bar II of anordinary coat hanger to which the bar 4| has been attached byspotwelding at the points 30, 32. The bar 4| is shaped much like thebars 26, 21 in Figure 1 but it is connected to the supporting bar ll insuch a position that it is substantially directly underneath thesupporting bar and it is parallel to the supporting bar ll throughoutalmost of its entire length. As is shown in the figure the ends of thearms 42, 43 turn slightly upwardly in order to keep the belt loops 25 ofthe trousers 44 from inadvertently sliding oflE. An advantage to thehanger shown in Figure 3 over those shown in Figures 1 and 2 is that itoccupies much less lateral space on a clothes rack and thus is of morevalue to tailors and the like who have to hang a large number oftrousers in a small space. Because there is only one arm extending ineach of two directions it is necessary to hang the trouser loops fromeach side of the trousers over the same arm. This is easily donehowever, as most belt loops can extend above the top edge or waistlineof the trousers, as is shown in Figure 3.

It is also within the scope of my invention to make a plastic hangeralong the lines of the wire hanger shown in Figure 3, i. e., a hangerhaving only two horizontally extending arms connected to the supportingrod of the hanger and positioned directly underneath it. In view ofFigures 2 and 3 it is not believed to be necessary to illustrate anddescribe this embodiment in detail.

While I have described my invention with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that it is only by way of exampleand that changes may be made therein without departing from the spiritand scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a clothes hanger having a hook for suspending the hanger and ahorizontal rod connected to said hook by a pair of supports connected toopposite ends of said horizontal rod forming two coat supportingportions, said horizontal rod extending substantially straight from oneof said supports to the other, and bar means comprising a, centerportion and two substantially straight end portions or arms, said centerportion of said bar means being connected to the said horizontal rodsubstantially at the center thereof and said arms being spaced away fromand to the side of said horizontal rod and lying substantially parallelthereto forming a plurality of arms for receiving and holding trouserbelt loops.

2. In a clothes hanger having a hook for suspending the hanger and ahorizontal rod connected to said hook by a pair of supports connected toopposite ends of said horizontal rod,

said horizontal rod extending substantially straight from one of saidsupports to the other; a first bar and a second bar each comprising acenter portion and two arm portions, the said center portion of eachsaid bar being connected to the said horizontal rod substantially at thecenter of said rod, said two arm portions of each said first and secondbars being spaced away from said rod on opposite sides thereof and lyingsubstantially parallel to said rod forming four arms for receiving andholding trouser belt loops.

JAMES R. MCKINNEY.

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